Mining Incidents

Getchell Mine & MillMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Barrick Gold Corp
Elko, Humboldt County, NV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2601801
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted her left knee jumping a parking lot ditch filled with water.

2005 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting pipe away from steel structure when a brace gave way and struck the back of his arm.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP (YAMADA PUMP) INTO THE BACKOF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING CHANNEL IRON BEING CUT LOOSE FROM STRUCTURE. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUT, CHANNEL WENT DOWN AND PULLED RIGHT HAND INTO BEAM PINCHING HAND AND FINGERS

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE DRIVING SHIMS WITH PIECE OF PIPE. LACERATED FINGER SEVERING TENDON.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was cutting a piece of conveyor belting with a jack knife and knife slipped and he cut the back side of his left hand requiring stitches.

Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN. HE NEEDED ANOTHER TOOL, SO HE UNTIED HIS LANYARD FROM HIS SAFETY HARNESS TO DESCEND TO THE GROUND. HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND SNOW, AND FELL APPROX. 4 1/2 FEET, LANDING ON HIS BACK.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC BY PRYING ON THE STABILIZER BAR OF A CAT 773B HAUL TRUCK. THE STABILIZER BAR HAD COME LOOSE AND WEDGED IN THE REAR END HOUSING. AS HE PRYED, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-8-03. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 12-23-03.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHING CVORE IN LAB, CORE WAS JAMMED IN CRUSHER AND WAS PULLING IT OUT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF CORE STRUCK HER RT. INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A SHORT RETAINING WALL, CARRYING A BOX, IN DOING SO HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ANGLE IRON BRACE. ON 1-5-01 EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL AID, AS HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFOR T.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DUMPING SOME REJECT CRUCIBLES IN A CONTAINER SITUATED INSIDE O CONTAINMENT AREA.AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO WALK AWAY SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER THE BEAM INTO THE CONTAINMENT AREA. INJURING HER RIGHT SHOULDER.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON THE ROD, IT SPUN HIM AORUND HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE DRILL CAPSULE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 30 HP PUMP TO TURN IT OVER, WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED ON OILY HOUSING.